Samsung SCH-X839 manual

* Some of the cont en ts in th is ma nu al may differ from your phone, depending on the software installed or your service provider . W orld Wide W eb http://www .samsungmob ile.com Printed in K orea Code No. : GH68-05542A English. 12/2004. Rev .1.0 ELECTRONICS PORTABLE CELLULAR TELEPHONE SCH-X839 User’s Manual[...]

3 Table of contents Important safety precautions ................................. 7 Unpacking ............................................................ .. 9 Your phone ........................................... ................ 10 Phone layout .......................... ................................. 10 Display .............................[...]

Table of contents 4 Using Hebrew, English mod e ..................................... 40 Using Symbol mode ................................. ..... ........... 43 Using Number mode................ ................................. 43 Using the menus ................................................... 44 Accessing a menu function by scrol ling ......[...]

Table of contents 6 Index .................................................... .............. 148 Quick reference card........................................... 151[...]

7 Important safety precautions Re ad these gu idelines before using your wireless phone. F ailure to comply with them may be dangerous or illegal. Road safety at all times Do not use a hand-held phone while dr iving; park the vehicle first. Switching off wh en refuell ing Do not use the phone at a refuelli ng point (ser vice station) or near fuels [...]

Important safety precautions 8 Sensible use Use only in the normal position (held to the ear). Av oid unnecessary contact with the antenna when the phone is switched on. Emergency ca ll Ensure the phone is switched on and in service. K ey in the emergency number for your present locat ion, then press th e key . Y ou must dea ctivate any unnecessary[...]

10 Your phone Phone layout The following illustrations show the main elements of your phone: With the phone open Earpiece Display Microphone Headset jack Navigati on (Up/ Down/Left/ Right) keys VAS k e y Soft key (right) Soft key (left) Vo l u m e / m e n u browse keys Dial key Powe r On/Off/ menu exit key Cancel/ correction ley Alphanumeric keys S[...]

Your phone 12 Ends a call. Also switches the phone on and off when pressed and held. In Menu mode, cancels your input and returns to Standb y mode. Deletes charac ters from the display . In Menu mode, retur ns you to the previous menu level. Enters numbers, letters, and some specia l c har acters. In the text entry mode, changes the case of letters[...]

Your phone 14 External display Y our phone has an external display on the phone. When you close the phone, it turns on and indicates when you hav e an incoming call or a message. It also alerts you at the specified tim e when y ou hav e set an alarm by turning its backlight and show i ng the correspon d ing ic on on it . When the display is off , p[...]

Your phone 16 Flash Y ou can use the built-in flash on the front of the phone, on the left side of the camera, to take photos when it is dark. 17 Getting started Using a battery Y our phone is powere d by a rechargeabl e Li-ion battery . Use only ap proved batteries and chargers. Ask your local Samsung dealer f or further det ails. Note : Y ou must[...]

Getting star ted 18 2. Press the battery until it clicks into place. Make sure that the battery is p roper ly installed before switching on the phone. Removing th e ba tte ry 1. If necessary , switch off the phone by pressing and holding the key down until the power- off image displa ys. 2. T o remove the battery . T o do so: ➀ Slide the ba tte r[...]

Getting star ted 20 3. When charging is finished, unplug the adapter from both the power outlet and the p hone by pressing the buttons o n both side s of the connector and pulling the connector out. Note : Do not remove the battery f rom the phone withou t unplu g ging the ada p ter wh ile it is charging. Otherwise, the phone may be damaged. Low ba[...]

Getting star ted 22 Using the soft keys Y our pho ne offer s a set of func tions th at allow s y ou to customize it. These functions are arr anged in menus and submenus, accessed using the two soft keys, and . Each menu and submenu allows you to view and alter the settings of a particular function. The roles of the soft keys vary , depending on the[...]

Getting star ted 24 Lock mode When you lock your phone using the Phone lock menu ( Menu 7-5-1 ), you can receiv e m essages and calls, but you cannot place a call until you unlock the phone. T o unlock the phone, press one of the soft keys, one of v olume keys, one of the navigation keys, Ca mera key , VAS ke y o r key and en te r t he 4- digit loc[...]

Call functions 26 Ending a call When you want to finish your call, press the key . The call time, the length of the call, displays along with the p hone number of th e called person. If the number is stored in your Phone book, the name displays. If there is no match, you can press the Save soft key and stor e the number in Phone book. For further d[...]

Call functions 28 Prepend dialing The Prepend option lets you add digits, such as area codes and network feature activ a tion codes, to a phone number that is in your call logs before dialing it. T o prepend the phone numbers stored in the call logs : 1. Access a call log in the Recent Calls list referring to page 27 or in the Calls menu ( Menu 1 )[...]

Call functions 30 Pause dial in g When you call an automated system, like a banking service, you are oft en required to enter a password or an account number . Instead of manually entering the numbers each time, yo u can store the numbers in your Phone b ook, separated by paus es. Storing pauses in a Phone bo ok entry T o store a number in your Pho[...]

Call functions 32 Adjusting the volume during a call During a call, if you want to adjust the voice volu me , use t he V olume ke ys on the le ft sid e of t he phone. Press the key to incre ase the volume lev el and the key to decrease the lev el. The image on the display shows all five levels; the more bars you see, the higher the level is. In Sta[...]

Call functions 34 Viewing missed calls If you fail to answer a ca ll for any reason, the pho ne indicates a missed call by displa ying a te xt notification on the screen. Additionally , if caller informatio n is available, a Missed entry is crea ted, and the screen displa ys th e phone number of the last missed call. When the display informs y ou o[...]

Call functions 36 Call wait in g Call waiting lets you receive a second call during conver sa tion. Y our phone notifies you of a call wai ting b y beeping and displa ying “Ca ll W aiting. ” Note : Contact your service provider to act ivate the Call waiting service. T o answer a w aiting call: T o answer the call, press . The phone connects the[...]

Entering text 38 Y ou can change between T9 Hebrew , Hebrew, T9 English, English and Number mode to enter words. T o include a symbol between charact ers, Symbol mode is also av ailable. 2. T o select the highlighted mode, press the Select soft key . Y ou will find the selected text input mode indicator on the d isplay . Using T9 Hebrew, T9 English[...]

Entering text 40 Including a numbe r Y ou can include a number between letter s without exiti ng T9 Engli sh mode. Pres s and hold the corresponding number key . Scrolling T o mov e the cursor to the left or right through your text, press th e Left or Righ t key . Clearing l etters and words Press the C key once or repeatedly to clear letters one b[...]

Entering text 42 Inserting a space Press the key to insert a space between words. Including a numbe r Y ou can quickly include a number between lett ers. Press and hold the correspo nding number key . Scrolling T o mov e the cursor to the left or right through your text message, press the Left or Right key . Clearing l etters and words Press the C [...]

44 Using the menus The phone offers a range of functions that allows you to tailor it to your needs. These functions are arranged in menus and submenus. The menus and subm enus can be accessed by scrolling or using the shortcuts. Accessing a menu fun ction by scrolling 1. In Sta ndby mode, pre ss the Menu soft key to access the main me nu mode. 2. [...]

Using the menus 46 List of menu functions The followin g list s hows the menu stru cture and indicates the number assigne d to each option. 1. Calls (see page 51) 1.1 Missed 1.2 Incoming 1.3 Outgoing 1.4 Air Time 1.4.1 Last Call 1.4.2 T otal 1.4.3 Life Time 1.4.4 Erase T otal 2. Phone book (see page 54) 2.1 Find 2.2 Add 2.3 Group Set 2.4 My Phone #[...]

Using the menus 48 7. Settings (see page 96) 7.1 Sounds 7.1.1 Ringer 7.1.1.1 V oice calls 7.1.1.2 Messages 7.1.1.3 Alarm/Scheduler 7.1.2 Ringer V olume 7.1.2.1 V oice calls 7.1.2.2 Messages 7.1.2.3 Alarm/Scheduler 7.1.3 Ke y tone 7.1.3.1 T one T ype 7.1.3.2 V olume 7.1.4 Function alert 7.1.5 Hour alert 7.1.6 Powe r On/Off 7.1.7 V oice volume 7.2 Di[...]

Using the menus 50 9. Camera (see page 120) 9.1 T ake photo 9.2 Record video 9.3 Photo album 9.4 Video album 9.5 MMS 9.5.1 New Photo 9.5.2 Album 9.6 Settings 9.6.1 Resolution 9.6.2 Fun frames 9.6.3 Color tones 9.6.4 Shutter sound 9.6.5 Quality 9.7 Memory status In-Call menu (see page 34) 1: Mute/Quit 2: Calls 2.1: Missed 2.2: Incoming 2.3: Outgoing[...]

Calls 52 When yo u access the m enu options, t he following options are av a i lable: Talk : dials the selected number . Save : allows you to save the number in Phone book. Prepend : allows you to add an area code or feature code to the number before calling t he number . Erase : allows you to erase t he selected number . Incoming (Menu 1-2) This m[...]

54 Phone book Y ou can store phone num bers and their corresponding names in the memories of your phone. The phone memories, although ph ysi cally separate, are used as if they were a single entity , called Phone book. Find (Menu 2-1) This menu allows you to find an entry using a person’s name, entry number , group name, or memory lo cation. Note[...]

Phone book 56 Finding an entry by entry number When yo u select this me thod, the who le list of all of the Phone book entries appe ars in numeric order . 1. Press the Le ft or Right key to scroll to By Entry . 2. Press the Down k e y to highlig h t the n um ber input box. 3. Enter the locatio n number of the entry you w ant to find . 4. Follow the[...]

Phone book 58 • E-Mail1 / E-Mail2 : Press the Edit soft key to enter an e-mail address. For more information about how to ente r char acters, see page 37. • URL : Press the Edit soft key to enter a n URL address. For more information about how to enter characters, see page 37. • Memo : Press the Edit soft key to store additional informati on [...]

Phone book 60 4. Find the name you want using the Up and Down keys and press the OK soft ke y . 5. Select a type icon by pres sing the Navigati on keys and press the Select soft key . 6. Follow the procedure from step 6 on page 57. When the confirmation message to o verwrite the entry appears, sel ect Yes and pres s the Select soft key . Adding a n[...]

Phone book 62 Group Set (Menu 2-3) This menu allows you to change a relation gr oup’ s name. Note : Y ou can’t chan ge the name of . 1. On the Group Set list, press the Up or Down key to select the group you want to rename and press the Select soft key . 2. Press the C key to erase the old group name. 3. Enter a name and pr ess the OK soft key [...]

Message 64 Y ou can use up to 20 canned messages by pressing the Mode soft key and selecting Templates For de tails, see page 76. 2. Select one of the follo wing options, and press the OK soft ke y . • Save & Send : allo ws you to save a copy o f the message and the n send the message to the required destinati on. Y ou can read the message in[...]

Message 66 • Press the Reply soft key to send a reply message to the sender . • Press the Menu soft key to a ccess the following options: Erase : allows you to erase th e selected message. Erase Multi : allows you to e r ase the messages you selected by pressing the Check soft key . Erase all : allows you to er ase all of the messages. Outbox ([...]

Message 68 • Press the Menu soft key to a ccess the following options: Erase : allows you to erase th e selected message. Erase Multi : allows you to e r ase the messages you selected by pressing the Check soft key . Erase all : allows you to er ase all of the messages. MMS (Menu 3-2) MMS (Multimedia Me ssage Service) allows y o u to send or rece[...]

Message 70 11. S elect an option and then record a memo or select a sound. F or details ab out the v oice mem o, see page 91. 12. If you want to add o r remove a s lide , move to the Slide field and press the Menu soft ke y . The following op tions ar e av ailable: • Add : adds a new slide. • Erase : erases any added slides. • Duration : allo[...]

Message 72 Outbox (Menu 3-2-3) From this menu, y ou can access the list of the messages you have sent. On the m essage list, you can access the following options by pressing the Menu soft key: Erase : allows you to erase t he currentl y selected message. Erase All : allows you to er ase all of the messages in the Inbo x. Select a message from the l[...]

Message 74 Msg Setup (Menu 3-4) Using this menu, you can set up various options for receiving or sending messages. Scroll Timer (Menu 3-4-1) If an incoming message is too long for the display , the phone scrolls the scree n automatically . Y ou can set the time interv al in which the phone scro lls to the next screen, 1 through 5 seconds. When this[...]

Message 76 Delivery Report : allows y ou to request th at the network inform you when your message has been delivered. Read Reply : allows you to request that the network in form y ou when the recipien t reads your message. Retrieval Mo de : allows you to set how you w ant to retriev e incoming M MS messages. With this optio n is set to auto , the [...]

Scheduler 78 On the C alendar screen, press the Menu soft key to use the following options: View : allows you to view th e scheduled eve nts of the day . Add new : allows you to add a new event on the selected day . Scheduling an event Y ou can schedule up to 9 events for one day and 20 events total. 1. Select a d ay from the ca lendar , referring [...]

Scheduler 80 Alarm Set (Menu 4-2) This menu allows yo u to set th e alarm to ring at a specif ic ti m e. T o set the alarm : 1. Select the alarm frequency option by p ressing the Navigation keys. • Once : The alarm rings only once and is then deactiv ated. • Daily : The alarm rings ev eryday at the same time. 2. Press the Save soft key . 3. Ent[...]

Scheduler 82 3. Select the time zone for the right clock by pressing the Left or Right k e y . 4. Press the Save key . T o apply the da ylight savings: 1. When Locati on highlig h ts , pr e ss th e Le ft or Right key to select Summer Time . Press the Down key . 2. Select On to use the daylight saving ti me for the left clock. Otherwise, select Off [...]

Scheduler 84 To Do List (Menu 4-6) This feature allows you to enter up a list of tasks you need to do a nd assign both a priority and a deadline to them. Y ou can store up to 20 tasks. Creating a to-do item 1. Enter the task conten ts and pres s the OK soft key . For more information about how to enter charact ers, see page 37. 2. Select H igh or L[...]

Scheduler 86 Countdown (Menu 4-8) This menu helps you know how much time it takes for you to do something or how many months, days, hours, and/or minutes until a specifi c event occurs. Y ou can create up to 20 Countdown timers using this feature. Creating a countdown time r 1. Enter a name for your Countdown timer and press the OK soft key . For m[...]

88 Games Using the Games , you can enjoy games using your phone. Y ou can enjoy games using your phone. To s t a r t a g a m e : 1. Press the Navigation keys to scroll to one of the games and press the Select soft key . 2. Press any key ex cept for the key . The phone displays the following options: • NEW GAME : allows you to start a new game. ?[...]

Games 90 SOUND : allows you to turn the game sound on or off . VIBRATION : allows you to turn the vibration on or off . : allows you to exit the current screen. Select HELP menu to see the simple guide. Once the game starts, ene mies in red ap pear at target position. Check the position and press appropriate n um ber k ey to shoot the enemy . Somet[...]

Voice Tools 92 • Rerecord : allows you to discard the current memo and record another one. • Save : allo ws you to s ave the voice memo. • Quit : allo ws y o u t o q u it r eco rd ing th e me mo a nd exit the Record menu. 3. When you are satisfied, select the Save option and pre ss the Select soft key . 4. Enter a title fo r the memo and pres[...]

Voice Tools 94 Setting (Menu 6-2-3) Y ou can change the settin gs for the v oice answ er mode. The following options are available: Greeting : Y our phone provides you with the defaul t greeting message to be played when a call comes in. Y ou can also record your own greeting message. T o record a greeting message : 1. Select Record and press the S[...]

96 Settings Many different features of your phone can be customized to suit y our preferences. Sounds (Menu 7-1) Y ou can use this menu to customize various sound settings, such as the: •r i n g e r . • ringer volume. •k e y t o n e . • tones that sound while using the phone’s functions . • tone that alerts you every hour on the hour . [...]

Settings 98 Key tone (Menu 7-1-3) Using this menu, you can set up the keypad tone that the phone sounds when you press a key . The following opti ons are available: Tone Type : allows y ou to select a tone tha t the phone sounds when you press a key . Choose one of Man(Heb) , Lady(Eng) , Raindrop and Beep . Volume : allo ws you to adjus t the volu [...]

Settings 100 Voice volume (Menu 7-1-7) This menu enables you to adjust the v oice volume of the earpiece. Press the Na vigation keys to adjust the volum e. Y ou can also use the V olume keys on the left side of the phone. The gr aphic shows the volum e level; the more bars y o u see, the lo u de r the v ol um e. Note : During a call, you can adjust[...]

Settings 102 Backlight (Menu 7-2-3) This menu allows you to se lect the length of tim e the backlight remains on. When the phone is open, the backlight rema ins on for the spe cified length of tim e after th e last key is pressed or you open the phone. Remember that backlight use drains your batte ry faster . External Clock (Menu 7-2-4) Y ou can ch[...]

Settings 104 Security (Menu 7-5) Y our phone provides you with v ari ous security options, includin g a us er - prog r ammable lock code and emergency numbers. T o access the Security menu, you must enter the 4-digit lock code. It is preset to “0000” at t he factory . Phone lock (Menu 7-5-1) In Lock mode, you cannot dial numbers, except for mak[...]

Settings 106 T o store an emergency number: 1. Press the Up or Down key to select a location and pre ss the Select soft key . 2. Press the C key to clear the existing number . 3. Enter a number and press the Save soft key to save the number . Note : Y ou can not modify the default numbers such as 100, 101, 102 and *16 6. T o mak e an emergency call[...]

Settings 108 Data/Fax Mode (Menu 7-6) Y our phone i s capabl e of send ing and rec eiving digital data and fax call when connected to a computing device(laptop, desktop, handheld, palmtop, etc.) running Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT or later versions. The phone functions just like a typical modem on your PC, enabling you to use wire less data [...]

110 VAS This menu allows you to use a v ari ety of services supplied by your service provider , such as the: •W A P b r o w s e r • V oice potal service • SMS information servi ce Note : Y ou can quickly access this menu by pressing the key in Standby mode. Internet Portal (Menu 8-1) Y our phone is equipped with a WAP (Wireless Application Pr[...]

VAS 112 Using the browser menus When you access the browser menu list, the follwoing options are av ailabl e: Back : goes back to the previous page. Home : accesses the homepage. Exit : exits the browser . Bookmarks : allows you to make a bookmark for the current page, or use th bookmark list to quickly access a page. Go To URL : allows you to ente[...]

VAS 114 Games & App. (Menu 8-2) In this menu, you can use Brew applications. On the main screen of the menu, there are thre e default applications available: • MobileShop : allows yo u to buy a nd downl oad Brew applicat ions from the WAP browser . • Settings : allows you to change the applicati on settings and to check the memory status. ?[...]

VAS 116 Ringtone (Menu 8-3) In this menu, you can download ring tones and melodies from the W AP browser and play the downloaded contents. Download New Ringtone (Menu 8-3-1) Seleci ng this menu lo ads the WAP page preset by your service provider so that you can download a variety of ring tones and melodies. Saved Ringtones (Menu 8-3-2) In this menu[...]

VAS 118 GPS (Menu 8-7) From the GPS menu, you can access the GPS feature, which is a handset-based positioning technology , provided by your service provider . T o det er mine a lo cation, the ph one sends a nd receives signals to and from a location server on the networ k. Afte r tak in g rea din gs fro m GPS satellites and nearby cellular base st[...]

120 Camera Using the cam era mod ule built into y our phone, you can take photos of people or events while on the move. Y ou can send phot os to other people using a message or set photos as a W al lpaper image or a n image to be displa y ed when you turn on or off th e phone. Y ou can also record a video by using your phone as a camcorder . Note :[...]

Camera 122 Using the options in Capture mode When you press t he Option soft key in Ca ptu re mode, the following options are available for the current shot: Video Mode Selecting th is option sw itches the ph o ne to Reco rd mode. See page 124. Flash The following opti ons are available: Off : allows y ou to turn of f the flas h . This Shot only : [...]

Camera 124 3. Press the key to tak e the ph o to . The phone saves the photo in the Photo album menu ( Menu 9-3 ) and returns to Capture mode. Record video (Menu 9-2) To r e c o r d a v i d e o : 1. Accessing the Record v ideo menu turns on the camer a. The image to be captured appears on the display . 2. Adjust the image b y aiming th e camer a at[...]

Camera 126 ColorTones This option allows y ou to cha nge th e colo r tone or apply a special effect to the video. Photo album (Menu 9-3) In this menu, you can review the photos you hav e taken. B y default, y our phone display s the last photo you took on the full screen, Expand mode. Use the Left and Right keys to scroll through the photos. T o vi[...]

Camera 128 Using the video options Press the Option soft key on the Vi de o albu m screen to use the f ollowing opti ons: Rename This option al lows you to change the name of the video. Protect This option allows you to protect the video so that other people can not access the vide o w ith ou t y our lock code. Erase This option allows you to erase[...]

Camera 130 8. Enter a subject and press the OK soft key . 9. Press the Dow n key to mo ve the Picture field and pre ss the Menu soft key . The following op tions ar e av ailable: • Take Photo : allows you to take a ne w photo using the camera . • Album : allows y ou to select a photo from the Photo album . • Saved Img : allows you to select o[...]

Camera 132 Settings (Menu 9-6) This menu allow s you to change the de fault settings of the options for using the camera. The following opti ons are available: Resolution : allows y o u to adj ust the resolution of the image. Y ou can select either High:640*4 80 , Medium:320*240 , Full:160*120 , or Low:128*96 . Fun frames : allows you to use a fram[...]

Health and safet y information 134 SAR tests are conducted using standard operating positions specified b y the FCC with the phone transmitting at its highest certified po wer level in all tested frequen cy ban ds. Altho ugh the S AR is determined at the hi ghest certified power level, the actual SA R level of the phone while operating ca n be well[...]

Health and safet y information 136 Precautions when using batteries • Never use an y charger or battery that is damaged in any wa y . • Use the ba ttery only for its inte n ded purp ose. • If you use the phone near the network’ s base station, it uses less power; talk and st andby time are greatly affect ed by the signal stren gth on the ce[...]

Health and safet y information 138 Operating environment Re member to follow any special regulations in force in any area a nd always switch your p hone off whenever it is forbidden to use i t, or when it m ay cause interference or danger . When connecting the phone or an y accessory to another device, read its user’s guide for detailed safety in[...]

Health and safet y information 140 Vehicles RF signals may affect i m properly installed or inadequately shielded elec tronic systems in m otor vehicles. Check with the manufactur er or its representative regarding your vehicle. Y ou should also consult the manufacturer of any equipment that has been added to your vehicle. Posted facilities Switch [...]

Health and safet y information 142 Other important safety information • Only qualified personnel should service t he phone or install the phone in a vehicle. F aulty installation or service may be dangerous and may invalidate any warranty applicable to the device. • Check regu larly that all wire less phone equipment in your vehicle is mounted [...]

Health and safet y information 144 • Do not pain t the phone . Pa in t can clog the device’ s m o ving parts and prev ent prop er operation. • Do not put the phone in or on heati ng devices, such as a microwave o v en, a st ove or a ra diator . The phone ma y explode when ov erheated. • Use only the supplied or a n approved replacement ante[...]

Glossary 146 EVRC - (Enhanced V ariable Rate Codec) EVRC is a new global standard for compressing and decompressing vo ice signals. EVRC uses a lower bit rate (the number of bits sent per second) than existin g CD M A v o cod er s, w h ile p ro v idin g sig nif ican t impro vements in v o ic e qu a li t y . This techno lo g y enables your phone to [...]

148 Index A Accessories 9 Add from Standby mod e 59 into an existing entry 59 using a memo 61 using a numb e r 57 using an e-mail address 60 Adjusting the volume during a call 32 Air time 53 Alarm 80 Alert connect 98 disconnect 98 fade 99 folder 99 hour al ert 99 minute Beep 98 service area 98 Animation 116 Answer mode 103 Auto retry 103 B Backligh[...]

Index 150 Voice memo 91 Voice portal 117 W Wallpaper 101 What’s new? 119 World time 85 Writing new message 63[...]

151 Internal Phone b ook Store a new number into memory Phone number + Save + Select + Name + OK + Choo se Category + Select + Up/Down (Name/Loca tion/Home/Office/ Mobile/P ager/Fax /E-mail1/E- mail2/UR L/Memo/Speed dial/ Group/Ringe r /Caller Imag e) + Edit and enter info r mation or Left/Right + Save Speed dial Location number +hold the last digi[...]

152 6 : Vo i c e T o o l s 1 : Vo i c e M e m o 2: V oice Answer 7: Settings 1: Sounds 2: Display 3: Au to retry 4: Answer mode 5: Security 6: Data/Fax Mode 7: Memory status 8: V A S 1: Internet P ortal 2: Games & App. 3: Ringtone 4: Anima tion 5: V oic e Portal 6: SMS INFO 7: GPS 8: What’s new? 9: Camera 1: T ake photo 2: Record video 3: Pho[...]